TOXIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
Meaning of toxic in English
toxic adjective
(POISONOUS )
toxic adjective
(UNPLEASANT )
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(Definition of toxic from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
Examples of toxic
toxic
The toxic effects of this e-waste have been well documented.
The operations are largely unregulated, and miners use toxic mercury to extract the gold despite the known health risks.
I also read that there is no toxic level and it has increadible anti inflamatory properties.
I wish my generation (and their moms, where necessary) would realize something: words can be both powerful and toxic .
If you're building or doing home improvement, that's like the biggest toxic exposure you can give a child.
They found many violations of clean air, clean water, and toxic waste laws.
There were many interesting, less toxic exchanges with readers, too.
She talked to his parents and says they told her he could have been given some sort of toxic drink.
The greater concern lies in what we're exposed to and don't yet know to be toxic .
There is a toxic wind blowing across the country.
The combination of the three has been particularly toxic .
So we can compare that to the toxic worker.
When two or more psychiatric drugs are given together, each at its maximum dose, toxic levels of exposure can occur.
The use of any toxic chemical with the intent to cause death or harm is a clear violation of the convention.
Or you might avoid that environment altogether, thereby also taking you out of a toxic situation.
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Translations of toxic
in Chinese (Traditional)
有毒的, 引起中毒的, 令人不快的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
有毒的, 引起中毒的, 令人不快的…
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tóxico, tóxico/ca [masculine-feminine, singular]…
in Portuguese
tóxico, tóxico/-ca…
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